If they're a little tired and shop worn, then they sit longer and we do see some price reductions. 

I have the opportunity to buy from a motivated seller. 1 acre with four lots consisting of 3x POHs and 1x TOHs, plus a single detached garage that can be rented out as a mechanic shop.

I'm just wondering how do you SCALE without buying on the good old fashioned 70% rule/MAO? 

., etc.) without any real estate experience is a bit like trying to form and manage a law firm without any legal experience, or trying to establish and manage an auto repair shop without any automotive experience--those would be monumental challenges even locally, but doing it from hundreds of miles away is near impossible.

Our home is accessible to major freeways, and shopping, and about 15 minutes to the DFW International Airport.Major employers nearby: Sabre, Charles Schwab, Deloitte University, Fidelity Investments, Travelocity, Amazon, and Wells Fargo.For the active lifestyle, within a couple of miles, is a tennis center, pickleball complex, baseball fields, a community swimming pool, walking trails, and a community fitness center.CRIME RATES:It is considered one of the safer cities in the nation where crime rates are well below Texas and National averages.LEASE DURATION:The residence is offered for short-term leasing with a minimum rental period of 30 days.MISCELLANEOUS:We offer initial sets of bed linens, towels, and essential bath items.

You can shop around, but prior to recent changes (and I'm not sure the govt has approved them yet), you can't even change who you get your mortgage through without a stress test.

I've been recently quoted 10%, seems a bit steep...Not the most absurd I’ve heard - MF purchases 5+ units will typically range in the 9% range, especially if you are shopping wholesale lenders and not local commercial banks.

Historically, of course, dark-stained flooring was less a fashionable possibility and more a solution used to hide multiple imperfections in cheap oak floors. 

This is because marketing costs money, and that is a big part of the listing agent's job.Another major part of any real estate agent's job is making sure all contracts and documents are properly executed in a timely fashion. 

I would use the good ole fashion enemy method and make sure your agent is specialized in STR